North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department recommendations for day trips and backcountry trips

Theodore Roosevelt National Park canoeing information 

U.S. Forest Service Dakota Prairie Grasslands canoeing information

The designation of the Little Missouri River as a State scenic river is part of the North Dakota Century Code, Chapter 61-29, and is known as the Little Missouri State Scenic River Act.  This act can be accessed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Little Missouri River is listed as a Canoe Camping - Top 40 River.

Scenic Points Along the Way

Flora and Fauna

Cities Along the Little Missouri River

These are cities that have web pages listed on the state of North Dakota's web site at www.discovernd.com or that have web sites discovered while doing research for this web site.  Any city along the Little Missouri River that has a web site but is not listed here is welcome to give us the address.  E-mail us at GS-W-NDbmk_Webmaster@usgs.gov.

Camping

Additional campgrounds may exist along the Little Missouri River.

Camping on the Little Missouri National Grasslands

Camping in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Sully Creek State Recreation Area

Medora Campground

Driving Directions

The following links will provide maps and driving directions to the cities along the Little Missouri River.  These web sites are not affiliated with the U.S. Geological Survey and their accuracy has not been verified.  They are provided as an additional resource for our visitors.

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